For forty years, the Aerospace Industry has seen a 1 percent per week growth in the capabilities of its computers, memory devices, display generators, sensors, and signal processors. At first, this ...

This technical paper presents recent trends in the development of safety- critical avionics systems. It discusses the emergence of Integrated Modular Avionics (IMA) architectures and standards, the ...

In just two years' time, a team of NASA engineers accomplished what some thought impossible: the group created a smaller, more capable "brain" for smaller spacecraft. Led by Project Manager and Chief ...

Company proposals for the U.S. Army’s Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) competition tout their compliance with the service’s desired modular open systems approach (MOSA) digital backbone to ...

In the high-stakes world of aviation, technological revolutions often come with fanfare. New aircraft models, touch-screen cockpits, and autonomous taxiing systems make headlines and capture public ...

Airbus has selected Thales Avionics to supply the modules for the A380's integrated modular avionics (IMA). The French avionics manufacturer, teamed with Germany's Diehl Avionik Systeme, was selected ...